Senior Military from NATO to provide update on Maritime Systems and platforms at Maritime Information Warfare 2019

SMi Reports: Senior experts from NATO will be presenting at the 3rd Annual Maritime Information Warfare conference, in London this November.

(1888PressRelease) September 10, 2019 - In recent years, NATO has stepped up its efforts in Intelligence by creating an Assistant Secretary General position and a NATO Intelligence Division to better understand the security threats.

NATO continues to optimise its intelligence capabilities to facilitate timely and relevant support to Allied decision-making and operations. This includes improved early-warning technology and greater intelligence sharing (particularly on terrorism, hybrid, and cyber threats).

With this is mind, SMi’s Maritime Information Warfare Conference taking place on the 18th- 19th November 2019 in London, will include a variety of senior military experts from NATO, where they will discuss topics and updates on Maritime Systems and Platforms as well as ways to improve Data Exploitation.

There is a final early bird discount of £100 on bookings, which will expire on the 30th September. For those who are interested in attending, register at www.maritimeinfowarfare.com/1888PR7

The NATO presentations include:
Captain Timothy Unrein, Operations Intelligence, NATO MARCOM will be presenting on ‘Developing MARCOM’s Information Warfare Doctrine and the Effect on the Landscape of Maritime Information Warfare’.

• How will this new doctrine generate greater interoperability in the realm of: C4I, ISR, Cyber Warfare, Information Exploitation
• What does this doctrine look like now and how was it developed with the best interests of NATO forces in mind
• How does MIW doctrine improve on and make specific NATO Information Operations doctrine
• The impact of this doctrine on intelligence operations

• Increasing the Alliance’s ability to respond to quickly evolving, real world events
• building and practicing processes to allow the concentration and synchronisation of intelligence collection capabilities at short notice
• Working toward ensuring the operational fielding of NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance, (AGS), delivery of which will occur in 2019
• Further developing the analytical team at Sigonella which conducts processing, exploitation and dissemination
• Developing a GEOINT Policy to provide increased coherence and lead to greater cooperation and better stewardship of both Alliance and National GEOINT resources

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